http://www.wordle.net/ Wordle is "A tag cloud or word cloud (or weighted list in visual design) is a visual depiction of user-generated tags, or simply the word content of a site, used typically to describe the content of web sites." (Wikipedia)
BUT I use it for fun stuff! and word splashes! Type in different words and it organizes it for you. You can reorganize it how you want to and change the colors/backgrounds. Click here to see 40 different ways to use Wordle in your classroom! The bigger the words, the more times you have used them..
Take a shot: Apple (or Command), Shift, 4. And print it!
*Please note that non-educational wordles are on here too. Please supervise your students at this website. Direct them to: www.wordle.net/create
You can do a wordle and have your students guess what the main idea is about it:
Wordle is "A tag cloud or word cloud (or weighted list in visual design) is a visual depiction of user-generated tags, or simply the word content of a site, used typically to describe the content of web sites." (Wikipedia)
BUT I use it for fun stuff! and word splashes! Type in different words and it organizes it for you. You can reorganize it how you want to and change the colors/backgrounds. Click here to see 40 different ways to use Wordle in your classroom! The bigger the words, the more times you have used them..
Take a shot: Apple (or Command), Shift, 4. And print it!
*Please note that non-educational wordles are on here too. Please supervise your students at this website. Direct them to: www.wordle.net/create
You can do a wordle and have your students guess what the main idea is about it:
This "Guess the Wordle" 's answer is "Colors"